Information on Ireland’s traditional music heritage is now available on the Heritage Council’s Heritage Maps website, following a collaboration with the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA).
The Heritage Council has welcomed this week’s announcement by the Minister for State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, that an €8.5 million investment will be made available for heritage, as part of the Government’s overall €5-billion stimulus package.
The Heritage Council along with the new Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, today announced that six historic towns will share €1m funding under the Historic Towns Initiative 2020.
The Heritage Council has welcomed the appointment of a Minister of State for Heritage. Under the newly-formed Government, the heritage brief will fall under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.